Rainy Creek is a creek

Stream

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 in the Moira River

Moira River

The Moira River is a river in Hastings County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It travels from its source in the centre of the county to the county seat Belleville and is named after Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira.-Course:...

 and Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario

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 drainage basins

Drainage basin

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 in Addington Highlands

Addington Highlands, Ontario

Addington Highlands is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Lennox and Addington.Bon Echo Provincial Park is for the most part located in the township.-Communities:...

, Lennox and Addington County

Lennox and Addington County, Ontario

Lennox and Addington County, Ontario is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Greater Napanee. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario.It includes the following municipalities:...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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Course

Rainy Creek begins in an unnamed marsh at an elevation of 349 metres (1,145 ft), 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) north of Grimsthorpe Lake

Grimsthorpe Lake (Ontario)

Grimsthorpe Lake is a lake in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins that straddles the border between Tweed, Hastings County and Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County in Ontario, Canada....

 on the sister tributary of the Skootamatta River

Skootamatta River

The Skootamatta River is a river in the Lake Ontario drainage basin in Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties in Ontario, Canada. It flows from Joeperry Lake to join the Moira River in Tweed...

, Partridge Creek

Partridge Creek (Ontario)

Partridge Creek is a creek in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties, Ontario, Canada.-Course:...

. It flows south, then turns east for the rest of its run. The creek reaches Rainy Lake

Rainy Lake (Moira drainage basin)

Rainy Lake is a lake in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada....

 at an elevation of 325 metres (1,066 ft), and enters Bon Echo Provincial Park

Bon Echo Provincial Park

Bon Echo Provincial Park is a provincial park in South Central Ontario north of Kaladar, Ontario, approximately 6 km north of Cloyne.Bon Echo features several lakes, including part of Mazinaw Lake, the second-deepest lake in Ontario...

. The creek then reaches its mouth at the Skootamatta River at an elevation of 315 metres (1,033 ft), between Joeperry Lake

Joeperry Lake

Joeperry Lake is a lake in the Lake Ontario drainage basin in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. The lake is about northwest of Cloyne and is within Bon Echo Provincial Park....

 and Pearson Lake

Pearson Lake (Lennox and Addington County, Ontario)

Pearson Lake is a lake in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. The lake is about northwest of the community of Cloyne and is within Bon Echo Provincial Park....

 and about 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) northwest of the community of Cloyne

Cloyne, Ontario

Cloyne is a small village in the township of Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Ontario Highway 41 about by road north of Kaladar at the crossroads of Highway 41 with Ontario Highway 7, with the settlements of Bishop Corners and Northbrook in...

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